The female is usually larger and more streaked than the male. The immature is paler above and has white underparts. It reaches adult plumage in its seventh year. The nest is a huge construction, used year after year, measuring 2 m (6.6 ft) in diameter and 0.9 m (3 ft) deep.
This species suffers from persecution through shooting and poisoning, but also from indirect threats, such as collision with power-lines. In many areas where they come into contact with man, eagle populations have decreased greatly through persecution, because they are blamed for killing livestock. In reality, domestic animals constitute only a small proportion of their diet, whereas the presence of eagles is a sure sign of a healthy environment. The preservation of this species depends on education of farmers, and the direct protection of nesting sites.

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